Italy Rejected Entry to 50 People in 2022 on Suspicion of Immigration Intentions
According to Italy’s Rimini Border Police Office, in spite of the decrease in air traffic in Italy’s airports due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military, as many as 50 people have been identified as potential illegal migrants or dangerous for the public safety, and thus rejected entry into the national territory of the country.
“The checks were focused on citizens of countries outside the Schengen convention who attempted to enter Italy as tourists but who in reality would then have entered the illegal immigration circuit,” the same claims.
It further points out that some of the people who were prohibited from entering Italy, were already convicted of crimes of particular social impact, or were previously banned from entering Italy, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
Police Intensify Checks of People Entering the Country With Minors
At the same time, the Rimini Border Police note that the phenomenon of minors being abandoned in Italy, under the intention of acquiring asylum, became quite common this year.
The police explain that several cases of this type of illegal migration have been detected when minors came to Italy with a parent or other legal guardian, and were later left alone. The minors then declared their state of abandonment to police, and sought the benefits of the laws on unaccompanied minors.
“Among the last cases treated, a grandmother was identified who accompanied her grandson to Italy with the probable intention of abandoning him and making him access the benefits of the regulations on unaccompanied minors,” the police explain.
In order to avoid such things from happening, the police had also focused this year on checking the documents of people coming into the country with minors, and in several cases, the check resulted in the traveller being sent back.
In the case mentioned above of the grandmother who came to Italy with her grandson, her intention was also detected by the border officers, and the elderly woman was sent back together with the minor. The same people tried to enter Italy again after two days, through the Bari port, but was rejected again.
Airlines have also received their piece of punishment for permitting people on board without the right documentation, some of them with fines over €20,000.
